Chords of: Beds Are Burning by: Midnight Oil. (Gm, E, G, D) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Beds Are Burning” by Midnight Oil is in D Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, E, G, D.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → G → E → E7 → A → E → E7 → A/B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 2 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:13 | 27% |
| G | 0:37 | 14% |
| D | 0:34 | 12% |
| Em | 0:27 | 10% |
| E7 | 0:26 | 9% |
| C | 0:25 | 9% |
| Gm | 0:15 | 6% |
| A | 0:13 | 5% |
Gm – G – E – G – A – E – E7 – E – A – E – E7 – A/B – E6 – F# – E – G – A – Em – C – G – Em – C – D – Ebdim – Em – C – G – Em – C – D – Em – C – G – D – E7 – E – E7 – A – E6 – E – E7 – A/B – E6 – Gmaj7 – C7 – E – G – A – …
